TV and film bumpers can pack a lot of music into a short window. They often run through multiple key changes in mere seconds. Cadences bleed into other cadences. Power choruses stacked upon lesser choruses. The TV bumper does all the work of a three-minute pop song in the course of fifteen seconds or less. […]
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Netflix Sound
Below is the infamous Netflix sound. Click on the black stemmed noteheads to listen. A percussive double tap of D’s, Pavlovian chime, and Manchurian trigger all rolled into one. Inspired by the Law & Order sound, the Netflix sound was first heard in the original series House Of Cards when Kevin Spacey knocks twice on […]
